سرع
s-r-ʿ
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root سرع across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root سرع (srE) primarily means to quicken or hasten. It can be used transitively, like "he quickened his pace," or intransitively, meaning "he made haste.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
s-r-ʿ
Listen:
سِرَاعًا
70:43
Root letters:
س — ر — ع
Word Family Tree (8 forms)
All word forms derived from the root سرع as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 14×
Verb 9×
Concordance — 23 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root سرع appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (14) · Verb (9)
Noun (14 verses — showing first 5)
Jonah 10:21
Noun
وَإِذَاۤ أَذَقۡنَا ٱلنَّاسَ رَحۡمَةࣰ مِّنۢ بَعۡدِ ضَرَّاۤءَ مَسَّتۡهُمۡ إِذَا لَهُم مَّكۡرࣱ فِیۤ ءَایَاتِنَاۚ قُلِ ٱللَّهُ أَسۡرَعُ مَكۡرًاۚ إِنَّ رُسُلَنَا یَكۡتُبُونَ مَا تَمۡكُرُونَ ٢١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And when We give the people a taste of mercy after adversity has touched them, at once they conspire against Our verses. Say, " Allah is swifter in strategy." Indeed, Our messengers record that which you conspir
The Thunder 13:41
Noun
أَوَ لَمۡ یَرَوۡا۟ أَنَّا نَأۡتِی ٱلۡأَرۡضَ نَنقُصُهَا مِنۡ أَطۡرَافِهَاۚ وَٱللَّهُ یَحۡكُمُ لَا مُعَقِّبَ لِحُكۡمِهِۦۚ وَهُوَ سَرِیعُ ٱلۡحِسَابِ ٤١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Have they not seen that We set upon the land, reducing it from its borders? And Allah decides; there is no adjuster of His decision. And He is swift in account
Abraham 14:51
Noun
لِیَجۡزِیَ ٱللَّهُ كُلَّ نَفۡسࣲ مَّا كَسَبَتۡۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَرِیعُ ٱلۡحِسَابِ ٥١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
So that Allah will recompense every soul for what it earned. Indeed, Allah is swift in account
The Light 24:39
Noun
وَٱلَّذِینَ كَفَرُوۤا۟ أَعۡمَـٰلُهُمۡ كَسَرَابِۭ بِقِیعَةࣲ یَحۡسَبُهُ ٱلظَّمۡءَانُ مَاۤءً حَتَّىٰۤ إِذَا جَاۤءَهُۥ لَمۡ یَجِدۡهُ شَیۡءࣰا وَوَجَدَ ٱللَّهَ عِندَهُۥ فَوَفَّىٰهُ حِسَابَهُۥۗ وَٱللَّهُ سَرِیعُ ٱلۡحِسَابِ ٣٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
But those who disbelieved - their deeds are like a mirage in a lowland which a thirsty one thinks is water until, when he comes to it, he finds it is nothing but finds Allah before Him, and He will pay him in full his due; and Allah is swift in account
The Cow 2:202
Noun
أُو۟لَـٰۤىِٕكَ لَهُمۡ نَصِیبࣱ مِّمَّا كَسَبُوا۟ۚ وَٱللَّهُ سَرِیعُ ٱلۡحِسَابِ ٢٠٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Those will have a share of what they have earned, and Allah is swift in account
Derived Forms (8)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| سَرِيعُ | sariyʿu | Noun | 9× | |
| يُسَٰرِعُونَ | yusariʿuwna | Verb | 6× | |
| سِرَاعًا | siraāʿanā | Noun | 2× | |
| أَسْرَعُ | ʾaasraʿu | Noun | 2× | |
| نُسَارِعُ | nusaāriʿu | Verb | 1× | |
| لَسَرِيعُ | lasariyʿu | Noun | 1× | |
| وَسَارِعُوٓا۟ | wasaāriʿuwā | Verb | 1× | |
| وَيُسَٰرِعُونَ | wayusariʿuwna | Verb | 1× |